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But How Do You Really Feel? Someday the Computer May Know

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Post date October 18, 2012
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As I’m sure you’re all aware, my special interest is in the Pre-post production area, specifically how we can automate out the boring work and optimize workflow for editors to do their thing in turning the raw material into a polished gem.

Of course, metadata is going to play a big part in doing this. In fact, story building algorithms are relatively easy – as we demonstrate with First Cuts Studio. What is hard is to derive the necessary metadata without taking the time for a human to enter it.

If we ever want to be able to judge performance or recognize emotion in a face in a shot, we need a computer to recognize emotion. And they are. In the New York Times from October 15th comesÂ But How Do You Really Feel? Someday the Computer May Know:

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Yet Again, File Sharing Correlated To Biggest Buyers

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Post date October 17, 2012

While some in the legacy industries try and argue that “file sharers” are just thieves who do not want to pay for anything, facts (as in peer reviewed studies) stand in their way because study after study has show that File sharers correlate to the biggest buyers!Â

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Using Analytics to Predict Hollywood Blockbusters

Post author By Philip
Post date October 17, 2012

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/10/using_analytics_to_predict_hollywood_blockbusters.html

Traditionally movies got greenlit on the “gut feeling” of some executive. After failures likeÂ John Carter from Mars perhaps it’s time to consider some modern, data-intensive methods instead. (I love big data and what it can tell us.)

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Monetizing BitTorrent helps Australian newspaper keep down video costs

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Post date October 11, 2012

Monetizing BitTorrent helps Australian newspaper keep down videoÂ costs

“Sydney Morning Herald publisher Fairfax was spooked by the escalating cost of licensing video for its new TV site. So now itâ€™s adding cheaper content by legalising BitTorrent videos on producersâ€™ behalf.”

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Crowdsourcing goes to Hollywood as Amazon makes movies

Post author By Philip
Post date October 11, 2012

An article at Yahoo News – Crowdsourcing goes to Hollywood as Amazon makes moviesÂ – reveals that Amazon are taking a different approach to greenlighting movies and TV shows than the traditional studios.

Amazon are taking a more data-driven approach to developing and proceeding with projects, relying heavily on testing:

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Is “Hollywood” ripe for disruption, or immune to it?

Post author By Philip
Post date October 10, 2012
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Last week Larry Jordan invited me on the Digital Production BuZZÂ to discuss two apparently conflicting articles:

Max Wessel onÂ The Inevitable Disruption of TelevisionÂ and

Andrew Wallenstein onÂ TV Studios too strong for Apple disruption.Â (Sorry about the Variety paywall.)

How to reconcile these seemingly contradictory reports?

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A lesson in customer service: Apple vs UPS

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Post date October 3, 2012
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While waiting for the delivery of an iPhone I’ve had the “joy” of experiencing both UPS customer service and Apple customer service over the same issue. First the facts:

Apple tells me my iPhone has shipped and to expect delivery on Oct 2.
UPS attempts first delivery Sep 28, second Oct 1 and third Oct 2.
UPS requires an additional $6 for the fourth delivery.
Continue reading “A lesson in customer service: Apple vs UPS”

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The Inevitable Disruption of Television

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Post date October 1, 2012
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http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/08/the_inevitable_disruption_of_t.html

Television as we know it is not going away any time soon, but it is going to be disrupted at some time: all industries are.

But even the largest industries enter periods of transformationÂ â€” think of once-dominant railroads, wired phone lines, the postal service. The fact of the matter is that periodically, technologies or business model innovations allow start-ups to enter industries offering services that are generally cheaper and more accessible, but of far lower quality. Initially, these innovations are adopted only by the least demanding industry consumers or those who couldn’t afford to participate in existing markets (like the college students who use Reddit to find entertaining Youtube videos instead of paying for HBO). However, over time, these start-ups tend to invest in performance improvements in such a way that allows them to displace industry incumbents (the professionals who are cutting the proverbial cord in favor of Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon Instant Video). This is the essence of what we call “disruptive innovation.” It’s transformedÂ a number of industriesÂ and is starting to do the same in the world of television.

Read how Maxwell Wessell cut the cord and transformed his Television viewing.